The point of assembling Broadway Idiot, a new documentary opening on Friday, Nov. 22 at Real Art Ways in Hartford, one quickly realizes, was to get people excited about the newest touring season of American Idiot, the musical, which commenced in Portland, Ore. on Nov. 12 and wraps in Denver next May.

In his 1988 book “Seductions of Crime,” UCLA sociologist Jack Katz devotes an entire chapter to what he calls the “ways of the badass.” “In many youthful circles,” he writes, “to be ‘bad,' to be a ‘...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney called Wednesday for launching "immediate, sustained, simultaneous action" to defeat the Islamic State, arguing that President Obama bore responsibility for the danger the jihadist group now poses to America's interests....

For months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Brian Hastings and others on recovery teams went to work every day with the somber mission of finding victims.
"It was without a doubt one of the saddest places on earth to be, but it was something...

Naperville will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony Thursday along the Riverwalk.
The event sponsored by the Naperville Exchange Club will begin at 6 p.m. at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial behind the Naperville...

The village of Winnetka's 6th Annual Sept. 11 flag-planting ceremony attracted a crowd of volunteers Wednesday who joined forces in planting 2,977 American flags on the Village Green.
New Trier High School student Elliott Tucker asked the Winnetka Village Council in July to grant permission for him to organize the student-led event, which includes planting 2,977 American flags on the Village Green at the base of the Cenotaph in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks....

"Unveiled," a critically acclaimed one-woman show that aims to widen people's religious tolerances, will be performed at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in the gymnasium at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Deerfield.
Co-sponsoring the performance by Chicago-based actress and playwright Rohina Malik are Baha'is of Deerfield, Beth Chaverim, Christ United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, Holy Spirit and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The ecumenical backing is...

The future of sports looks like a UFO, sounds like a weed trimmer and has spent this fall floating 30 feet above the grass of South Elgin High School's football field.
The school is one of the first in the area to use a camera-equipped drone to record practices and games, providing dramatic shots of the action below. Coach Patrik Pistorio distributes the footage to players daily, saying it gives them a chance to evaluate performance and plan strategy as never before.
"With the drone, you can...

Federal officials announced Tuesday that a passenger who flew from Liberia to Dallas last month had become the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. On Wednesday came word that health officials are monitoring several more people for signs of illness, including five school children who had contact with the first Ebola patient.
Yes, that is frightening. Ebola is deadly. There is no cure or vaccine. The Dallas case — or cases — probably won't be the last. This lethal virus has...

Virginia is taking additional steps to strengthen the level of preparedness for the Ebola virus by mobilizing a statewide unified command group, which will be responsible for coordinating resources and personnel, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday in a statement.
The group will be composed of officials from the governor's office, Department of Health, Department of Emergency Management, State Police, Department of Social Services, Department of Transportation, Virginia National Guard, Department of...

In this post 9/11 era, it's still possible to travel by air with a gun – as long as it's done correctly, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
With hunting season coming up, TSA officials at Norfolk International Airport provided a quick demonstration on how to check a firearm along with baggage at an airline check-in counter.
"We're seeing too many people doing it the wrong way," said Lisa Farbstein, spokeswoman for the TSA.
Last month, a Newport News man was cited on state...